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WorksheetsROCKS & MINERALS
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Determined by a scratch test...
a)
hardness
b)
cleavage
c)
fracture
d)
streak
2.
How a mineral reflects light from its surface...
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
fracture
d)
streak
3.
Color of a mineral in powdered form...
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
fracture
d)
streak
4.
Mass divided by volume...
a)
density
b)
luster
c)
fracture
d)
streak
5.
How a mineral appears (brown, green, etc.)...
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
fracture
d)
streak
6.
This image is representing...
a)
The rock cycle
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
7.
Compaction and cementation will form...
a)
magma
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
8.
Weathering and erosion form...
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rocks
d)
melting
9.
Heat and pressure will form form...
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
10.
Heat and pressure will form form...
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
11.
Heat and pressure will form form...
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
12.
Melting will form...
a)
magma
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
13.
A volcanic neck would most likely be made of which of the following rock types?
a)
chemical, clastic, organic rock
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
14.
You find a fossil of the Mesosaurus. What rock type must it be?
a)
bone
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
15.
The earth is made mostly of this type of rock...
a)
magic stardust
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
igneous rocks
d)
metamorphic rocks
16.
The three major rock groups include...
a)
Gneiss, Granite, Marble
b)
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
c)
Sedimentary, Igneous, Coral
17.
Erosion can be caused by all of the following except...
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
fire
d)
ice
18.
Large easy to see grains are called...
a)
fine
b)
coarse
c)
crystal
19.
The look and feel of a rocks surface is called its...
a)
grain size
b)
texture
c)
shape
20.
Rocks formed by heat and pressure are
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
21.
The steps: erosion, Deposition, compaction, cementation, are for the formation of which type of rock?
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
22.
Rocks formed by heat and pressure are
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
23.
If you were hiking around Mt. St. Helens (volcano) what type of rock would you most likely find would be
a)
metamorphic
b)
sedimentary
c)
igneous
24.
The names of the three rock types refers to
a)
how they formed
b)
where they formed
c)
when they formed
25.
Process of sedimentary rock that particles get glued together
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
26.
Water carving away at the bank of a river is an example
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
27.
A mineral with the hardness of 10
a)
Is scratched by all other minerals
b)
Is the weakest
c)
is called Talc
d)
can scratch all minerals
28.
Round hollow rock with crystals
a)
diode
b)
geode
c)
cathode
29.
If a mineral has the ability to peel off in sheets, it would display the property of
a)
cleavage
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
fracture
30.
Which is harder on Moh’s hardness scale?
a)
fingernail
b)
iron nail
c)
glass plate
d)
streak plate
31.
While testing a mineral you can scratch it with your fingernail. This means
a)
its harder than your nail
b)
its softer than your nail
c)
its not a mineral
d)
you need a manicure
32.
Inorganic "means"
a)
living
b)
non-living
c)
man-made
33.
Hard, precious, colorful minerals that have a glassy luster are
a)
geodes
b)
ores
c)
gemstones
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